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SUMMARY:Prayer Gathering for Resilience in Community
DESCRIPTION:Please join us\nMonday –  March 9\, 2026\n\nfor  a\nPRAYER GATHERING FOR RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITY\nwith \nshort readings and poetry\n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon EST on Zoom\n\n  \n\nWith our world in such a time of change\, we invite you to spend an hour among like-hearted people of prayer. We will gather on Zoom for a time of community and silent meditation. Join us to be together\, holding our hearts open to the Great Love of the Divine and listening deeply in the quiet for the guidance\, encouragement and love that we can all lean into as we start walking the long road into the unknown. We invite you to spend an hour among like-hearted people of prayer.  \nCome when you can\, leave when you must.  \nWe will be together from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon EST.  \n\n\n  \n\n\nThe gift of your presence in the circle  \nwill mean so much to all who gather.  \n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/88042304235?pwd=5FQHU5soV0iUi67ginKAodIpAnlQEt.1 \nMeeting ID: 880 4230 4235 Passcode: 427539 \n—\nOne tap mobile\n+13017158592\,\,88042304235#\,\,\,\,*427539# US (Washington DC) +13052241968\,\,88042304235#\,\,\,\,*427539# US\n—\nDial by your location\n• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n• +1 305 224 1968 US\n• +1 309 205 3325 US\n• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n• +1 646 931 3860 US\n• +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)\n• +1 507 473 4847 US\n• +1 564 217 2000 US\n• +1 669 444 9171 US\n• +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n• +1 689 278 1000 US\n• +1 719 359 4580 US\n• +1 253 205 0468 US\n• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US \n• +1 386 347 5053 US\nMeeting ID: 880 4230 4235\nPasscode: 427539\nFind your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kouQUcrCs
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/prayer-gathering-for-resilience-in-community-9/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Community Voice,Meditation,Prayer Gatherings,Retreats
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SUMMARY:Receive a Word
DESCRIPTION:Receive a Word\n  \nFour Monday Evenings\nJanuary 12 – February 2\, 2026\n6:30 – 7:45 p.m.ET\non Zoom\n\n\n  \n  \n  \nGuided by Heather Hall\, we will explore an alternative to “New Year’s Resolutions.” The modern practice of selecting a “Word of the Year” is based on the ancient wisdom of Desert Ammas and Abbas from early Christianity. The Ammas and Abbas\, however\, had cultivated a practice of Divine Listening and their wisdom sayings were meant to be pondered for weeks\, months or years. \nIn her latest book – Give Me a Word: The Promise of an Ancient Practice to Guide Your Year – Christine Valters Paintner offers us guidance on slowing down and tuning in to what the Divine is offering you. \nAs you release the many pressures that surround you— from both within yourself and outside yourself— you’ll learn to listen for what shimmers and stirs within. As you receive your unique message\, you’ll discover the invitation. Then you’ll explore the word and ways to carry it as you journey through the year ahead. \nThough not required\, it’s recommended that you get a copy of Christine Valters Painter’s Give Me a Word. You can purchase it through your favorite bookseller or online at The Retreat House’s Bookshop\, here: Give Me a Word a book by Christine Valters Paintner – Bookshop.org US \nYour leader for this journey is Heather Hall\, who received her first word early in her career and has continued to listen for Divine wisdom. \nParticipation fee: $75 \nRegister:  HERE\n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/receive-a-word/2026-02-02/
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CATEGORIES:Retreats,Wisdom Circles
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SUMMARY:Women's Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Women’s Christmas\nJanuary 3\, 2025\n9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nheld at\nThe Foehliage\, Galena\, Maryland\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n “Thus says the Lord: Stand at the crossroads\, and look\, and ask for the ancient paths\, where the good way lies; and walk in it\, and find rest for your souls.”  – Jeremiah  6:16 \nThe celebration of Celtic Women’s Christmas is an invitation to rest. Give yourself this special time to refresh your spirit and restore in the company of other women. We’ll sink into the day as a celebration of Celtic Women’s Christmas\, an ancient and time-honored tradition of Celtic spirituality shared at the Feast of Epiphany. Gather with us and share in the tradition of a day set aside for women to gather\, to be in community with each other\, and to rest and refill after a busy holiday season. \nJoin us on Saturday January 3\, 2026 for this time of rest in the Divine God. Through poetry\, blessings\,  time outdoors (weather permitting) and quiet reflection we will refresh our spirits with inspiration from Jeremiah 6:16 as we look to the ‘ancient paths’ to better learn why the celebration was created and continues to this day. It will be a day for communing in nature\, personal discovery\, group interaction\, rest\, and renewal for those gathered.  \nWe will enjoy a light breakfast\, a wholesome lunch\, and the opportunity to enjoy the riverside beauty in our midst and immerse ourselves in nature. \n  \nRegister:  HERE
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/womens-christmas-6/
LOCATION:The Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, 21635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day,Retreats,Wisdom Circles
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SUMMARY:Book Circle - Wild Mercy\, by Mirabai Starr
DESCRIPTION:Wild Mercy\nLiving the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics\nby Mirabai Starr\nA Zoom Book Circle\nSeptember 10 – November 19\nand December 3 – 17\nWednesdays\, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. EST\n  \nJoin us for this online book circle\, where we will explore and ponder the many gifts of the women mystics throughout both time and culture. We will read Wild Mercy slowly over many weeks\, allowing for generous conversation and wondering. Wild Mercy is essential reading for anyone ready to learn more\, to awaken the feminine mystic within\, and birth her loving and creative essence into the world. The author’s voice has been known to be both humorous and down-to-earth. As part of our journey with the author\, we will delve into the at-home spiritual practice of reflective journaling. To prepare us\, for those who are drawn to this practice\, we will be guided and inspired by Lisa Groen\, friend of The Retreat House\, contemplative writer\, and author of soon to be released The Cassatt Sisters: a Novel of Love and Art.\nRegister HERE.\n  \nWe will read one chapter a week\, and come to the first gathering having read the book’s introduction. A Zoom link will be sent. \nThe book can be purchased by means of Amazon\, The Retreat House Bookshop\, or your favorite book seller:\nRETREAT HOUSE BOOKSHOP: \nhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/wild-mercy-living-the-fierce-and-tender-wisdom-of-the-women-mystics-mirabai-starr/16648245?aid=19040&ean=9781683641568&listref=community-favorites \nAMAZON: \nhttps://www.amazon.com/Wild-Mercy-Living-Fierce-Mystics/dp/1683641566/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Ar-ajtFMhcwfbw6el0GFklw2j4gfnhM-G9hZ99xmeoYggHKa2xZoxo_Vx5fHq9Xh7UhrvxJ4tiGijBSU0-n_Iadu37Il8CjS4nrIuYKrwcm8cuBo0MEiVMhpngxRhZAbBz-fSh486rArZRxseFdO6RhuymJB2Dw6TMsdF_nWfRg.OClcDxUOiYBKOlwC4GfFsGnws8pRFGZ977xKjKcmWNQ&dib_tag=se&hvadid=693905370856&hvdev=c&hvexpln=67&hvlocphy=9051691&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=12696072715795967962–&hvqmt=e&hvrand=12696072715795967962&hvtargid=kwd-754024912921&hydadcr=8264_13544396&keywords=mirabai+starr+wild+mercy&mcid=611b907d2315335eab08c2f5bf6385fa&qid=1752877932&sr=8-1 \n  \nMore about reflective journaling: Journaling as a spiritual practice can be akin to prayer\, and a grounding way at home to deepen self-awareness and welcome clarity of the heart. Lisa Groen will inspire and guide us in this at-home practice\, a practice unique to each of us and encouraged in Wild Mercy. She is author of The Mother’s Book of Well-Being: Caring for Yourself So You Can Care for Your Baby and the soon to be released\, The Cassatt Sisters: A Novel of Love and Art. \nMore about Wild Mercy:  We live in a world that has suffered from an unbalanced masculine rule for thousands of years—but the feminine is rising. “Seeds of feminine wisdom that have been quietly germinating underground are now breaking through the surface\,” writes Mirabai Starr. “Women everywhere are rising to the collective call to step up and repair our broken Earth. And we are activating a paradigm shift such as the world has never seen.”\n \nWith Wild Mercy\, Mirabai shares the subversive wisdom and fierce compassion of the feminine mystic across cultural boundaries and throughout history. From saints and sages\, to goddesses and archetypal energies\, to contemporary teachers and seekers—you’ll meet women who blazed a path that will illuminate your own.\n \nEach chapter explores a different facet of feminine mysticism through a tapestry of teachings\, reflections\, and stories\, along with a practice for integrating the chapter’s themes into your own life. As you journey through these pages\, you’ll explore:\n \n\nTaking refuge in contemplative practice with St. Teresa of Avila and the Shekinah\nLonging\, embodiment\, and union as the heart of feminine spiritual practice with the Hindu poet Mirabai and Mary Magdalene\nYour relationship with the Earth\, motherhood in all its forms\, and a loving call to action alongside Gaia and Ix Chel\nCommunity and the web of life with Indra\, the Beguines\, and female prophets throughout history\nWild\, playful\, and compassionate mercy with Tara and Kuan Yin\nFinding joy in creativity and the arts with Saraswati and Chiyo-ni\nMore inspiration from archetypal goddesses and amazing women past and present—Julian of Norwich\, the Sufi saint Rabia\, Pachamama\, Sophia\, Old Spider Woman\,      Hildegard of Bingen\, Demeter\, Kali\, and more.\n\n \nWild Mercy provides a much-needed alternative to the models of religion and spirituality that have dominated history\, an alternative suited for both men and for women. Here\, Mirabai invites you to welcome the wisdom of women back into the collective field where it may transform the human family\, heal the ravaged Earth\, and awaken the divine love in our hearts. \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/wild-mercy-by-mirabai-starr/2025-12-24/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Book Circle,Meditation,Retreats,Wisdom Circles
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SUMMARY:Book Circle - Wild Mercy\, by Mirabai Starr
DESCRIPTION:Wild Mercy\nLiving the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics\nby Mirabai Starr\nA Zoom Book Circle\nSeptember 10 – November 19\nand December 3 – 17\nWednesdays\, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. EST\n  \nJoin us for this online book circle\, where we will explore and ponder the many gifts of the women mystics throughout both time and culture. We will read Wild Mercy slowly over many weeks\, allowing for generous conversation and wondering. Wild Mercy is essential reading for anyone ready to learn more\, to awaken the feminine mystic within\, and birth her loving and creative essence into the world. The author’s voice has been known to be both humorous and down-to-earth. As part of our journey with the author\, we will delve into the at-home spiritual practice of reflective journaling. To prepare us\, for those who are drawn to this practice\, we will be guided and inspired by Lisa Groen\, friend of The Retreat House\, contemplative writer\, and author of soon to be released The Cassatt Sisters: a Novel of Love and Art.\nRegister HERE.\n  \nWe will read one chapter a week\, and come to the first gathering having read the book’s introduction. A Zoom link will be sent. \nThe book can be purchased by means of Amazon\, The Retreat House Bookshop\, or your favorite book seller:\nRETREAT HOUSE BOOKSHOP: \nhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/wild-mercy-living-the-fierce-and-tender-wisdom-of-the-women-mystics-mirabai-starr/16648245?aid=19040&ean=9781683641568&listref=community-favorites \nAMAZON: \nhttps://www.amazon.com/Wild-Mercy-Living-Fierce-Mystics/dp/1683641566/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Ar-ajtFMhcwfbw6el0GFklw2j4gfnhM-G9hZ99xmeoYggHKa2xZoxo_Vx5fHq9Xh7UhrvxJ4tiGijBSU0-n_Iadu37Il8CjS4nrIuYKrwcm8cuBo0MEiVMhpngxRhZAbBz-fSh486rArZRxseFdO6RhuymJB2Dw6TMsdF_nWfRg.OClcDxUOiYBKOlwC4GfFsGnws8pRFGZ977xKjKcmWNQ&dib_tag=se&hvadid=693905370856&hvdev=c&hvexpln=67&hvlocphy=9051691&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=12696072715795967962–&hvqmt=e&hvrand=12696072715795967962&hvtargid=kwd-754024912921&hydadcr=8264_13544396&keywords=mirabai+starr+wild+mercy&mcid=611b907d2315335eab08c2f5bf6385fa&qid=1752877932&sr=8-1 \n  \nMore about reflective journaling: Journaling as a spiritual practice can be akin to prayer\, and a grounding way at home to deepen self-awareness and welcome clarity of the heart. Lisa Groen will inspire and guide us in this at-home practice\, a practice unique to each of us and encouraged in Wild Mercy. She is author of The Mother’s Book of Well-Being: Caring for Yourself So You Can Care for Your Baby and the soon to be released\, The Cassatt Sisters: A Novel of Love and Art. \nMore about Wild Mercy:  We live in a world that has suffered from an unbalanced masculine rule for thousands of years—but the feminine is rising. “Seeds of feminine wisdom that have been quietly germinating underground are now breaking through the surface\,” writes Mirabai Starr. “Women everywhere are rising to the collective call to step up and repair our broken Earth. And we are activating a paradigm shift such as the world has never seen.”\n \nWith Wild Mercy\, Mirabai shares the subversive wisdom and fierce compassion of the feminine mystic across cultural boundaries and throughout history. From saints and sages\, to goddesses and archetypal energies\, to contemporary teachers and seekers—you’ll meet women who blazed a path that will illuminate your own.\n \nEach chapter explores a different facet of feminine mysticism through a tapestry of teachings\, reflections\, and stories\, along with a practice for integrating the chapter’s themes into your own life. As you journey through these pages\, you’ll explore:\n \n\nTaking refuge in contemplative practice with St. Teresa of Avila and the Shekinah\nLonging\, embodiment\, and union as the heart of feminine spiritual practice with the Hindu poet Mirabai and Mary Magdalene\nYour relationship with the Earth\, motherhood in all its forms\, and a loving call to action alongside Gaia and Ix Chel\nCommunity and the web of life with Indra\, the Beguines\, and female prophets throughout history\nWild\, playful\, and compassionate mercy with Tara and Kuan Yin\nFinding joy in creativity and the arts with Saraswati and Chiyo-ni\nMore inspiration from archetypal goddesses and amazing women past and present—Julian of Norwich\, the Sufi saint Rabia\, Pachamama\, Sophia\, Old Spider Woman\,      Hildegard of Bingen\, Demeter\, Kali\, and more.\n\n \nWild Mercy provides a much-needed alternative to the models of religion and spirituality that have dominated history\, an alternative suited for both men and for women. Here\, Mirabai invites you to welcome the wisdom of women back into the collective field where it may transform the human family\, heal the ravaged Earth\, and awaken the divine love in our hearts. \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/wild-mercy-by-mirabai-starr-2/2025-12-17/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Book Circle,Meditation,Retreats,Wisdom Circles
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SUMMARY:Unearthing the Gifts of Autumn: A Women's Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nUnearthing the Gifts of Autumn: A Women’s Weekend Retreat\nFriday\, October 24 – Sunday\, October 26\, 2025\nHosted by the Retreat House at the Foehliage Retreat Center in Galena\, Maryland\nFacilitated by Linda Mastro\n“For where your treasure is\, there your heart will be also.” ~ Matthew 6:21 \n  \nAutumn is a season of transformation. Trees display a kaleidoscope of color before releasing their spent leaves to nourish the earth. Gardens give up their harvest and the soil rests until planting season comes again. Nature mirrors how we can honor what is awe-inspiring in our lives and how to let go of what has run its course. \nIn this weekend we will explore how autumn can show us how to honor our gifts and cultivate new perspectives. Retreat activities will be shaped by prayerful listening in community and silent personal reflection\, accompanied by music\, movement\, and creative play. Guests will experience the hospitality of the Foehliage Retreat Center\, which offers comfortable lodging\, home-prepared meals\, and the freedom to explore the ground of this riverfront treasure. The retreat begins with dinner on Friday evening and ends with a prayer service and brunch on Sunday.  \nThe cost of the retreat includes five nutritious meals\, lodging\, and all materials.  \nSingle rooms: $395 Shared room: $345 \nRegister here: \nhttps://tinyurl.com/RHfall2025 \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/unearthing-the-gifts-of-autumn-a-womens-weekend-retreat/
LOCATION:The Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, 21635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats,Weekend Retreat
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SUMMARY:Wisdom Cafe Welcomes - Lisa Groen
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URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/wisdom-cafe-welcomes-lisa-groen/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Retreats,Speaker
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T150000
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SUMMARY:Living the Tension - Holding Opposites Together in Love
DESCRIPTION:Living the Tension – Holding Opposites Together in Love\nFebruary 26 on Zoom\n1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST\n  \nWe navigate our external lives around multiple opposites; for example\, early/late\, inside/outside\, fast/slow. In our inner life we tend to hold opposites within a space that considers their significance or impact on our lives; for example\, freedom/constraint\, silence/sound\, enigma/answer. \nThe tension inherent in opposites can be creative or destructive. Hence\, inside tension there is innate power. Only a non-dual mind can reconcile the tension creatively. Race\, politics\, culture and religion are breeding grounds for opposition to become explosive.Therefore\, within the context of our polarized country\, we will ponder these questions: \n  \n  \nHow are we to hold the innate power of tension?  \nWhat are the consequences if we choose to hold the tension in love?  \nHow might we be agents for transforming polarization into reconciliation? \nJoin us as we rest and wonder in the presence of Spirit and spiritual guide Phil Cover. This 2-hour retreat will offer time to listen to Phil’ wisdom\, be lead by his questions and share in silence and conversation with others. \nA Zoom link will be sent to all registrants before the start of the retreat. \nThis event has been funded by a generous donor. Registration is required for planning purposes. Register HERE.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/living-tension-holding-opposites-together-with-love/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Prayer Gatherings,Retreats,Wisdom Circles
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T130000
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SUMMARY:Being the Beloved: A Winter Weekend Women’s Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Being the Beloved: A Winter Weekend Women’s Retreat\nFriday\, February 21  –  Sunday\, February 23\, 2025\nHosted by The Retreat House\nAt the Foehliage Retreat Center in Galena\, MD\nGuided by Linda Mastro\n  \nJesus said\, “Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.  \nThis is the most important\, the first on the list. But there is a second to set alongside it: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’ These two commands are pegs; everything in God’s law and the Prophets hangs from them.”  \nMatthew 22:34-40 (The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language) \n  \nPraying with the greatest commandments\, we often focus on the love of God and neighbor. Despite our best intentions\, we can easily overlook that Jesus included us in this equation of love. Loving ourselves requires that we remember that we are the beloved children of God. We may have been programmed to judge ourselves harshly and to downplay our worth. These standards\, designed to keep us humble\, also undermine accepting our divine goodness. How on earth can we truly extend love to others if we do not stand on a firm foundation of love for ourselves? \nIn his classic book\, Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World\, Henri Nouwen\, Catholic priest\, professor\, psychologist\, and prolific writer\, says\, “As long as ‘being the Beloved’ is little more than a beautiful thought or a lofty idea that hangs above my life to keep me from becoming depressed\, nothing really changes. What is required is to become the Beloved in the commonplaces of my daily existence\, and bit by bit to close the gap that exists between what I know myself to be and the countless realities of everyday life. Becoming the Beloved is pulling the truth revealed to me from above down into the ordinariness of what I am thinking of\, talking about\, and doing from hour to hour.” \nIn this retreat\, we will explore what it means to embrace our Belovedness. Together we will reconsider self-care as an act of love that can transform our relationships in all domains of life. The retreat will include time for silent rest and reflection\, heart-enriching conversation\, and mindful prayer and movement. You will take home practices that will inspire you to live each day more fully into your one\, precious life. \nThe retreat begins with dinner on Friday evening and ends with a prayer service and brunch on Sunday. The cost of the retreat includes five nutritious meals\, lodging\, and all materials. \n  \nRegister here: https://tinyurl.com/WINTERBELOVED \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/womens-weekend-retreat-living-into-our-self/
LOCATION:Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, MD\, 21635
CATEGORIES:Aging,Quiet Day,Retreats,Weekend Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T163000
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
CREATED:20250208T130521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250208T130521Z
UID:10009622-1739286000-1739291400@retreathousehillsboro.org
SUMMARY:Gospel of Thomas
DESCRIPTION:The Gospel of Thomas\n\nTuesdays \nJanuary 8 – February 11\n\n3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.\nOn Zoom\n\n  \n  \n  \nGather together as we explore and listen to the Gospel of Thomas. Each week we will prayerfully listen to one of Jesus’ sayings from this ancient source and take time to reflect upon what rises for each of us. \n\nSuggested donation: $85 \nAll of our offerings are supported solely by individual donations. This circle is partially sponsored\, allowing us to offer it at a reduced amount. Please share what you feel led to share\, whether less\, or more to support another. Thank you for being part of a community that doesn’t let finances get in the way.  \nWe are grateful for the generous support of a friend of The Retreat House for partially sponsoring this event.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/gospel-of-thomas-3/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Retreats,Wisdom Circles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250104T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250104T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
CREATED:20241125T165508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T163114Z
UID:10006937-1735983000-1736002800@retreathousehillsboro.org
SUMMARY:Women's Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Women’s Christmas\nJanuary 4\, 2025\n9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nheld at\nThe Foehliage\, Galena\, Maryland\n  \n  \n  \nThe celebration of Women’s Christmas is an invitation to rest\, Give yourself this special time to refresh your spirit and restore in the company of other women. We’ll sink into this restorative day as a celebration of Celtic Women’s Christmas\, an ancient and time-honored tradition of Celtic spirituality shared at the Feast of Epiphany. In our day\, it is a day set aside for women to gather\, to be in community with each other\, and to rest and refill after a busy holiday season.  \nJoin us on Saturday January 4\, 2025 for this time of rest in the Divine God. Through poetry\, song\, time outdoors (weather permitting) and quiet reflection we will refresh our spirits by learning a bit about the Celtic tradition and resting in the Love of God and in the loving community gathered for the day. \nCeltic spirituality is embodied in the voices of Celtic poets and singers\, such as John Phillip Newell\, John O’Donohue\, Padraig O’Tuama\, and Celtic Woman. Please join us to honor these voices\, rest\, and immerse yourself in nature. \nWe will enjoy a light breakfast\, a wholesome lunch\, and the opportunity to enjoy the riverside beauty in our midst and immerse ourselves in nature. \nRegister here: https://tinyurl.com/REST-XMAS
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/womens-christmas-5/
LOCATION:Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, MD\, 21635
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day,Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241214T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241214T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
CREATED:20240914T114115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T164728Z
UID:10006814-1734170400-1734181200@retreathousehillsboro.org
SUMMARY:Sacred Saturday Mornings ~ Gathering of the Greens
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled due to a family emergency in our Retreat House community. Thank you for your understanding and support. We look forward to seeing you at another Retreat House offering. \nSacred Saturday mornings are an invitation to step out of your busy days and gather in community for reflection\, conversation and stillness. Come and join us for warm drinks\, a short sharing of poetry and/or readings\, silence\, sharing of responses and time on your own in the beauty of nature. The labyrinth will be available for quiet walking meditation. There will also be the opportunity to create greenery decor for your home from the bounty of the resident trees at Evergreen.  Sharing connection over a box lunch will be part of the peaceful day’s journey. Come be part of community as we pause\, and breathe\, and Gather the Greens. \nIn case of inclement weather\, please visit this webpage for any updates. \nSuggested donation: $45 \nRegister here: https://tinyurl.com/GatheringGreens
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/sacred-saturday-mornings-gathering-of-the-greens/
LOCATION:Evergreen\, 770 PORT STREET\, Easton\, MD\, 21601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Prayer Gatherings,Retreats,Weekend Retreat,Wisdom Circles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241124T110000
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
CREATED:20240215T131843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T141245Z
UID:10006671-1732291200-1732446000@retreathousehillsboro.org
SUMMARY:Silent Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our Hermitage on the shore of the Sassafras River for this weekend of stillness and grounding.\nDuring each silent weekend\, there will be free-flowing time for resting\, silence\, journaling\, and nourishing food\, all at your own pace. We will begin and end our weekend with a gentle conversation\, for evening supper on Friday and breakfast on Sunday. With a small gathering of only three participants\, each person will have their own bedroom and the communal use of the spacious living and dining rooms\, the kitchen\, and the beautiful grounds and riverside spaces. If you have dietary needs\, please let us know when you register by emailing heather@retreathousehillsboro.org. Each participant will have the opportunity to sign up for a spiritual companionship conversation with one of our spiritual directors. \nSign up soon\, as silent retreats have limited availability. \nRegister here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/gvk352p\nIf you’d like to learn more about the Retreat House Hermitage and taking a personal retreat\, please visit our website: https://retreathousehillsboro.org/personal-retreat-days/ \n \n  \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/silent-weekend-retreat-4/
LOCATION:Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, MD\, 21635
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day,Retreats,Weekend Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T163000
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
CREATED:20240828T160144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T181325Z
UID:10006746-1727794800-1730824200@retreathousehillsboro.org
SUMMARY:Gospel of Thomas
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n\nThe Gospel of Thomas\nOctober 1 – November 5\, 2024\n3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.\nOn Zoom\nGather together as we explore and listen to the Gospel of Thomas. Each week we will prayerfully listen to one of Jesus’ sayings from this ancient source and take time to reflect upon what rises for each of us. \n  \n  \nSuggested donation: $85 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/GOTonZOOM \nAll of our offerings are supported solely by individual donations. This circle is partially sponsored\, allowing us to offer it at a reduced amount. Please share what you feel led to share\, whether less\, or more to support another. Thank you for being part of a community that doesn’t let finances get in the way.  \nWe are grateful for the generous support of a friend of The Retreat House for partially sponsoring this event. \n  \nMore about the source:  The Gospel of Thomas was one of the manuscripts discovered in 1945 when the Nag Hamadi texts were discovered in Egypt. The Gospel of Thomas today is considered by many to be a rich resource for the deepening of a person’s relationship with God and Yeshua. Listening prayerfully to the sayings offers us an experience of Jesus as a wisdom teacher. The Gospel is different from the canonical Gospels of Matthew\, Mark\, Luke and John as Thomas does not offer any type of narrative about the life of Jesus. Instead it contains one hundred and fourteen sayings of Jesus or Yeshua.  Each saying stands alone and offers a great deal of wisdom into the sayings of Jesus and is an invitation to the student of Thomas to go deeper into what is being said.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/gospel-of-thomas/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Prayer Gatherings,Retreats
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240908T110000
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
CREATED:20240215T131725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T133051Z
UID:10006670-1725638400-1725793200@retreathousehillsboro.org
SUMMARY:Silent Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our Hermitage on the shore of the Sassafras River for this weekend of stillness and grounding.\nDuring each silent weekend\, there will be free-flowing time for resting\, silence\, journaling\, and nourishing food\, all at your own pace. We will begin and end our weekend with a gentle conversation\, for evening supper on Friday and breakfast on Sunday. Each participant will have their own spacious bedroom and the communal use of the living and dining rooms\, the kitchen\, and the beautiful grounds and riverside spaces. If you have dietary needs\, please let us know when you register. Each participant will have the opportunity to sign up for a spiritual companionship conversation with one of our spiritual directors. Sign up soon\, as silent retreats have limited availability.\nPlease register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/jteyms3\nIf you’d like to learn more about the Retreat House Hermitage and taking a personal retreat\, please visit our website: https://retreathousehillsboro.org/personal-retreat-days/\n \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/silent-weekend-retreat-3/
LOCATION:Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, MD\, 21635
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day,Retreats,Weekend Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240607T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T110000
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
CREATED:20240215T131445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240226T203812Z
UID:10006669-1717776000-1717930800@retreathousehillsboro.org
SUMMARY:Silent Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our Hermitage on the shore of the Sassafras River for this weekend of stillness and grounding.\nDuring each silent weekend\, there will be free-flowing time for resting\, silence\, journaling\, and nourishing food\, all at your own pace. We will begin and end our weekend with a gentle conversation\, for evening supper on Friday and breakfast on Sunday. Each participant will have their own spacious bedroom and the communal use of the living and dining rooms\, the kitchen\, and the beautiful grounds and riverside spaces. If you have dietary needs\, please let us know when you register. Each participant will have the opportunity to sign up for a spiritual companionship conversation with one of our spiritual directors. Sign up soon\, as silent retreats have limited availability.\n\nEach Silent Weekend Retreat offers four registrations for four rooms. Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/j9t2ev9\nIf you’d like to learn more about the Retreat House Hermitage and taking a personal retreat\, please learn more here: https://retreathousehillsboro.org/personal-retreat-days/\n \n \n  \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/silent-weekend-retreat-2/
LOCATION:Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, MD\, 21635
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day,Retreats,Weekend Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240517T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
CREATED:20240215T133212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T211747Z
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SUMMARY:Weekend Retreat: Viriditas - The Divine "Greening" Life Force in the Lives of Hildegard of Bingen and Harriet Tubman
DESCRIPTION:Viriditas: The Divine “Greening” Life Force in the lives of Hildegard and Harriet —\nThese two holy women\, healers\, were separated by 650 years and the Atlantic Ocean. One was a white Benedictine nun\, the other a black enslaved person dubbed “the Moses of her people.” What can Hildegard of Bingen and Harriet Tubman possibly have in common? What might these remarkable women have to share with us in the 21st century? Come spend a weekend exploring the lives and faith of Hildegard and Harriet and the viriditas that connects and enlivens them\, us and all of creation. There will be time for learning and conversation\, journalling\, quiet\, delicious meals\, and movement on the beautiful river-side grounds of The Foehliage. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nRegister here: \nhttps://tinyurl.com/RHVIRIDITAS\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nABOUT THE RETREAT LEADER: Anita Davidson has over 30 years of experience in the field of spirituality in various roles.  She is a graduate of Shalem Institute’s Spiritual Guidance Program and is currently serving as adjunct staff for that program. She works as a spiritual director\, retreat leader and preacher based in Columbus\, Ohio.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/weekend-retreat-the-healing-garden-together-with-hildegard-of-bingen-and-harriet-tubman/
LOCATION:Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, MD\, 21635
CATEGORIES:Retreats,Weekend Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T110000
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
CREATED:20240215T130829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T115417Z
UID:10006668-1713542400-1713697200@retreathousehillsboro.org
SUMMARY:Silent Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nWelcome to The Retreat House Hermitage on the shore of the Sassafras River for this weekend of stillness and grounding. \nDuring each silent weekend\, there will be free-flowing time for resting\, silence\, journaling\, and nourishing food\, all at your own pace. We will begin and end our weekend with a gentle conversation\, for evening supper on Friday and breakfast on Sunday. Each participant will have their own spacious bedroom and the communal use of the living and dining rooms\, the kitchen\, and the beautiful grounds and riverside spaces. If you have dietary needs\, please let us know when you register. Each participant will have the opportunity to sign up for a spiritual companionship conversation with one of our spiritual directors. Sign up soon\, as silent retreats have limited availability. \nEach Silent Weekend Retreat offers four registrations for four rooms. Register here: \nhttps://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/taj79m3\nIf you’d like to learn more about the Retreat House Hermitage and taking a personal retreat\, please learn more here: https://retreathousehillsboro.org/personal-retreat-days/\n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/silent-weekend-retreat/
LOCATION:Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, MD\, 21635
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day,Retreats,Weekend Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T120000
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
CREATED:20240228T153305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T115257Z
UID:10006737-1713436200-1713441600@retreathousehillsboro.org
SUMMARY:Finding Hope in the Journey of Dementia\, with Dorothy Linthicum
DESCRIPTION:St. Anne’s Parish House Library\nAnnapolis\, Maryland \nThursday\, April 18: 10:30 a.m. – noon\, Tea and Conversation\n  \n  \nWe gratefully offer this conversation in collaboration with St. Anne’s\, Annapolis. Join us with Dorothy Linthicum and explore notions of prevention\, the basics of a diagnosis\, and the hope found in possibilities. Whether you are a family or community member\, a caregiver\, or a pastoral leader\, this topic is universally vulnerable. How can we help one another face the diagnosis of dementia in our families\, among friends\, or in ourselves? \nBrené Brown writes: “Vulnerability is the birthplace of love\, belonging\, joy\, courage\, empathy\, and creativity. It is the source of hope\, empathy\, accountability\, and authenticity.” Let us be reminded of the power of vulnerability\, not to be avoided\, but embraced\, and in embracing taking a first step toward easing our fears. \nWe will explore how the self is never destroyed despite the severity of a disease or condition\, an understanding that comes from many fields\, including psychology\, neurology\, psychiatry\, philosophy\, and spirituality\, among others. Dorothy is co-author\, along with Janice Hicks\, of Redeeming Dementia: Spirituality\, Theology\, and Science. Bring all of your questions\, whether you are family members seeking to learn more\, caretakers exploring practices\, or pastoral leaders meeting community members where they are in their journey. \nPlease register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/t5usxtz\n\nVisit our website calendar for information on three other locations:\nChestertown\, Maryland – Tuesday\, April 16: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.\, Lunch and Conversation\, Emmanuel Church\, ($35) \nChestertown\, Maryland – Tuesday\, April 16: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. (free)\, Tea and Conversation\, Upper Shore Aging: Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center \nOxford\, Maryland – Wednesday\, April 17: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.\, Lunch and Conversation\, Church of the Holy Trinity ($35)
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/finding-hope-in-the-journey-of-dementia-3/
LOCATION:St. Anne’s Parish House Annapolis\, 199 Duke of Gloucester Street\, Annapolis\, MD\, 21401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Aging,Retreats,Speaker
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
CREATED:20240228T152753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T115111Z
UID:10006736-1713353400-1713360600@retreathousehillsboro.org
SUMMARY:Finding Hope in the Journey of Dementia\, with Dorothy Linthicum
DESCRIPTION:Church of the Holy Trinity\nOxford\, Maryland \nWednesday\, April 17: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.\, Lunch and Conversation\n  \n  \n  \nWe gratefully offer this conversation in collaboration with Church of the Holy Trinity\, Oxford. \nJoin us with Dorothy Linthicum and explore notions of prevention\, the basics of a diagnosis\, and the hope found in possibilities. Whether you are a family or community member\, a caregiver\, or a pastoral leader\, this topic is universally vulnerable. How can we help one another face the diagnosis of dementia in our families\, among friends\, or in ourselves? \nBrené Brown writes: “Vulnerability is the birthplace of love\, belonging\, joy\, courage\, empathy\, and creativity. It is the source of hope\, empathy\, accountability\, and authenticity.” Let us be reminded of the power of vulnerability\, not to be avoided\, but embraced\, and in embracing taking a first step toward easing our fears. \nWe will explore how the self is never destroyed despite the severity of a disease or condition\, an understanding that comes from many fields\, including psychology\, neurology\, psychiatry\, philosophy\, and spirituality\, among others. Dorothy is co-author\, along with Janice Hicks\, of Redeeming Dementia: Spirituality\, Theology\, and Science. Bring all of your questions\, whether you are family members seeking to learn more\, caretakers exploring practices\, or pastoral leaders meeting community members where they are in their journey. \nPlease arrive by 11:30 so that we may begin our presentation and conversation at 12 noon.\nRegister here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/4t85mkf\n\nVisit our website calendar for information on three other locations:\nChestertown\, Maryland – Tuesday\, April 16: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.\, Lunch and Conversation\, Emmanuel Church\, ($35)\nChestertown\, Maryland – Tuesday\, April 16\, : 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. (free)\, Tea and Conversation\, Upper Shore Aging: Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center\nAnnapolis\, Maryland – Thursday\, April 18\, : 10:30 a.m. – noon\, Tea and Conversation\, St. Anne’s Parish House Library ($25)
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/finding-hope-in-the-journey-of-dementia-2/
LOCATION:Holy Trinity Oxford\, 502 S. Morris St.\, Oxford\, MD\, 21654\, United States
CATEGORIES:Aging,Retreats,Speaker
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T173000
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
CREATED:20240228T151959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T114948Z
UID:10006735-1713283200-1713288600@retreathousehillsboro.org
SUMMARY:Finding Hope in the Journey of Dementia\, with Dorothy Linthicum
DESCRIPTION:Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center\nChestertown\, Maryland\nTuesday\, April 16: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.\nTea and Conversation\n  \n  \n  \nWe gratefully offer this conversation in collaboration with Upper Shore Aging. \nJoin us with Dorothy Linthicum and explore notions of prevention\, the basics of a diagnosis\, and the hope found in possibilities. Whether you are a family or community member\, a caregiver\, or a pastoral leader\, this topic is universally vulnerable. How can we help one another face the diagnosis of dementia in our families\, among friends\, or in ourselves? \nBrené Brown writes: “Vulnerability is the birthplace of love\, belonging\, joy\, courage\, empathy\, and creativity. It is the source of hope\, empathy\, accountability\, and authenticity.” Let us be reminded of the power of vulnerability\, not to be avoided\, but embraced\, and in embracing taking a first step toward easing our fears. \nWe will explore how the self is never destroyed despite the severity of a disease or condition\, an understanding that comes from many fields\, including psychology\, neurology\, psychiatry\, philosophy\, and spirituality\, among others. Dorothy is co-author\, along with Janice Hicks\, of Redeeming Dementia: Spirituality\, Theology\, and Science. Bring all of your questions\, whether you are family members seeking to learn more\, caretakers exploring practices\, or pastoral leaders meeting community members where they are in their journey. \nRegister here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/6r7b7ka\nVisit our website calendar for more information on three other locations:\nChestertown\, Maryland – Tuesday\, April 16: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.\, Lunch and Conversation\, Emmanuel Church\, ($35) \nOxford\, Maryland – Wednesday\, April 17 : 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.\, Lunch and Conversation\, Church of the Holy Trinity ($35) \nAnnapolis\, Maryland – Thursday\, April 18: 10:30 a.m. – noon\, Tea and Conversation\, St. Anne’s Parish House Library ($25)
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/finding-hope-in-the-journey-of-dementia/
LOCATION:Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center\, 200 Schauber Rd\, Chestertown\, MD\, 21620\, United States
CATEGORIES:Aging,Retreats,Speaker
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SUMMARY:Spring Quiet Morning on Zoom - Soul Gardening: Preparing our Hearts for the Spirit's Fruits
DESCRIPTION:Soul Gardening: Preparing our Hearts for the Spirit’s Fruits\nwith Julia Morris-Myers\nFriday\, April 12\n9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.\non Zoom\nGather on this gentle spring morning for quiet\, reflection\, and conversation. We will look to the wisdom of the earth and notice ways to prepare for the new growth that might be emerging from the heart. We will be guided by scripture\, poetry\, silence\, and conversation\, and most of all by Mother Nature. Sign up to join on Zoom as an individual or with a few friends from your home.\n  \nRegister here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/57psxpj\n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/spring-quiet-morning-soul-gardening-preparing-our-hearts-for-the-spirits-fruits/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Quiet Day,Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T204500
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
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SUMMARY:The Well - a time to gather in community online
DESCRIPTION:The Well is a time to gather in community online\, as you are able\, to share stories—the stories of scripture and the stories of participants own lives. Through time together—in prayer\, in listening\, in open-heartedness—participants are invited to get to know one another. Through prayerful listening to scripture (lectio divina) and authentic sharing\, participants will be drawn closer to each other\, to themselves\, and to God. \nJoin us for an hour in this wonderful space to nourish your Lenten journey. We will gather on Zoom at 7:45 p.m. EST beginning on Tuesday\, February 20 and continuing until March 26. Simply register here: https://the-well-2024.eventbrite.com. Although this program occurs weekly\, feel free to treat it as a “drop-in\,” attending as often as you are able. This offering is shared gratefully in collaboration with our friends at Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/the-well/2024-03-19/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Prayer Gatherings,Retreats
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240106T093000
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SUMMARY:Women's Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Women’s Christmas\nJanuary 6\, 2024\n9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nheld at\nThe Foehliage\, Galena\, Maryland\n  \n  \nGive yourself this special time to refresh your spirit and rest in the company of other women. We’ll sink into this restorative day as a celebration of Celtic Women’s Christmas\, a tradition shared on January 6 at the Feast of Epiphany. Grounded by the work of poet and pastor Jan Richardson\, it is the tradition of honoring the often difficult and tiring work of women to maintain the hearth and home\, especially during the extended holiday season. The women gather to reimagine their lives and\, as friends\, discern emerging patterns and support\, as sisters\, the art of navigating and developing new paths for the new year. The interactive day will be filled with activity\, prayerful silence\, and creativity\, including creating a soul collage. Come enjoy a continental breakfast and a simple\, warm\, and seasonal lunch\, perhaps eaten around a blazing fire and catching a glimpse of an eagle flying.  \nMeg Gallagher and Suzi Foehl have led this retreat since 2020. They joyfully welcome anyone with curiosity\, intention\, and an open heart. The price for the day-long retreat\, including a simple breakfast and lunch is $55 per person. The 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. retreat will be held at the Foehliage in Galena\, MD.   \nAn overnight option is available at a reduced cost of an additional $50. A simple supper is included. The overnight option is $105.  Please register here: https://tinyurl.com/RH2023Women \n  \n“I do not know \nHow to keep it all together \nOr by what patterns this world might  \nFinally\, hold. \n  \n…And what shines \nThrough all this darkness \nShines through us\, \nSetting every shattered thing \nInto a new constellation \n  \nAnd we can turn  \nOur faces \nTo that light\, \nTo the grace of  \nThose stars \nThat turn in us.” \nJan Richardson.  From “Those Stars That Turn in Us\, A Blessing for Women’s Christmas”. sanctuaryofwomen.com. \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/womens-christmas-4/
LOCATION:Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, MD\, 21635
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day,Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T192602
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SUMMARY:Women's Weekend Retreat - Blessing the Ordinary
DESCRIPTION:Women’s Weekend Retreat \nBlessing the Ordinary\n\n“What is a blessing? A blessing is a circle of light drawn around a person to protect\, heal\, and strengthen. Life is a constant flow of emergence. The beauty of blessing is its belief that it can affect what unfolds.”  \nJohn O’Donohue\, To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings. \n  \n  \nIn the fall\, the rhythm of life picks up pace. We prepare for a new school year and plan for Thanksgiving\, Advent\, Christmas\, and the dawn of a New Year. This retreat is an opportunity to remember that every day is holy and that\, when we pay attention\, we can be blessed by the ordinary of our relationships\, environments\, and work. Blessing is a form of prayer that draws our attention to the people\, places\, and activities that open our hearts\, bring us joy\, and connect us to what often goes unnoticed. We will use scripture and poetry as models for how to receive and give blessings\, a prayer process that can set the tone for the upcoming holy seasons. Activities will include group discussion\, silent time for reflection\, practicing the art form of blessings through writing\, music and movement. Individual rooms are available at $395; limited shared rooms are available at $345.  \nThis event is full at this time. Please sign up for the wait list here- https://tinyurl.com/2023FallWeekend\nLINDA MASTRO is a graduate and on the faculty of the Bon Secours Spiritual Direction Institute in Marriottsville\, MD. She is also an Associate of Bon Secours. Linda is a spiritual companion for individuals and groups. She brings a spirit of compassion and light-heartedness to her work as a women’s retreat facilitator\, pilgrimage leader\, and workshop guide. Linda is co-author of the book Petite Retreats: Renewing Body\, Mind\, and Spirit without Leaving Home. Learn more about Linda at livingpilgrimage.com.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/womens-weekend-retreat-blessing-the-ordinary/
LOCATION:Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, MD\, 21635
CATEGORIES:Retreats,Weekend Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T163000
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SUMMARY:Spirituality and Aging - Annapolis and Online
DESCRIPTION:Spirituality and Aging\nTuesday Afternoon \nOctober 24th\n3:00 pm – 4:30 pm\n \nSt. Anne’s Parish House\nAnnapolis\, Maryland\n in person and online\n \nPlease join us and explore spirituality and aging with Dorothy Linthicum. All are welcome\, whether you are journeying with a loved one or are an older adult yourself.  We will explore what spirituality might be like for older adults and how spiritual practice in everyday life can enrich and deepen the aging process\, including the process of death and dying. How can spiritual practices guide us and our loved ones to tap into the ultimate meaning in our lives? Additionally\, the speaker will share with us questions to ponder and spiritual practices for use after the presentation\, both individually and/or in community.\nRegistration fee/suggested donation: $25. Please don’t let finances keep you from attending. For more information\, please email heather@retreathousehillsboro.org \nIn-person attendance: We are grateful for advanced registration for attending in person\, so that we can prepare. All in-person registrants will also receive an online link should your situation change\, or for viewing the presentation again. \nOnline viewing:  Register for online viewing if you know you cannot attend in person. You will be able to watch the event when it is convenient for you\, or stream it on October 24th at 3pm. See our website for information on other event locations and dates.\n \nREGISTER HERE to attend IN PERSON: https://tinyurl.com/SpiritualityAgingANNAPOLIS  \nREGISTER HERE to attend ONLINE: https://tinyurl.com/SpiritualityAgingONLINE \n  \nABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dorothy is a retired instructor from Virginia Theological Seminary. As part of her work\, she served as a catechist for the Virginia Theological Seminary Baptized for Life initiative. She has studied and taught courses and workshops about older adult spirituality and ministry throughout the country. Dorothy is a passionate and well-practiced formation guide\, speaker\, and co-author of Redeeming Dementia: Spirituality\, Theology\, and Science\, with Janice Hicks\, for caregivers and people facing dementia.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/spirituality-and-aging-3/
LOCATION:St. Anne’s Parish House Annapolis\, 199 Duke of Gloucester Street\, Annapolis\, MD\, 21401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats,Speaker,Support Groups
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Retreat House":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T140000
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SUMMARY:Spring Quiet Day
DESCRIPTION:We look forward to gathering with you at The Retreat House for our Spring Quiet Day. Using prayers and meditations from John Philip Newell’s Celtic Benediction\, we will discern what seeds the Spirit may be planting in us. What can we do to nurture these and bring them to fruition? \n\n\n\n\nOur Spring Quiet Day will offer time for journaling\, silence\, time outdoors\, andgentle conversation. We will enjoy exploring together using poetry\, music\, and the gifts of Mother Nature.\n\nThis gathering will take place inside The Retreat House and on the beautiful grounds. We ask that participants be fully vaccinated. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. A suggested donationof $50 per person will be gratefully accepted. Please don’t let finances keep you from attending! \n\n\n\n  \nIN-PERSON QUIET DAY – Register at \nhttps://tinyurl.com/SpringQuietDay2023 or by contacting us at heather@retreathousehillsboro.org. \n\n  \nABOUT THE RETREAT LEADER: Julia Morris-Myers loves discovering the sacred in relaxed conversation and everyday life. She is a musician\,teacher and spiritual director on the Eastern Shore of Maryland\, where she lives with her husband and assorted pets. Julia is the Director of Music and the Organist at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Centreville. She has certificates in leading groups and in spiritual direction from the Shalem Institute in Washington\, DC\, and Bon Secours Retreat Center in Marriottsville\, MD.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/spring-quiet-day/
LOCATION:The Retreat House\, 22005 Church Street\, Hillsboro\, MD\, 21641\, United States
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day,Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230423T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230507T181500
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SUMMARY:Being Disciples in this Time
DESCRIPTION:Being Disciples in this Time \na wisdom circle with stories and practices for the journey \nwith Bishop Porter Taylor and Debra Donnelly-Barton \nThree Sundays on Zoom \nApril 23\, 30 and May 7   \n5:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. EST \n\nGather with us for a time of learning and growing in conversation\, with spiritual practices to guide our weeks in between. Porter will guide us as we delve into Rowan Williams’ work\, each person bringing their own story. In-between sessions\, we will receive spiritual practice prompts to guide our attention on the journey. \nIn his book Being Disciples\, Rowan Williams asserts\, “discipleship is a state of being. Discipleship is about how we live; not just the decisions we make\, not just the things we believe\, but a state of being.” By that he means disciples ask themselves:  “What is Jesus Christ giving me here and now?” We rethink who we are and why we are here. Moreover\, it means we are called and empowered to live out our Baptismal Promises\, like “To seek and serve all persons\, loving your neighbor as yourself” and what that might look like “with God’s help.” Over the three weeks\, we will cover these topics\, each of which is a chapter in the book: Faith\, Hope and Love; Forgiveness; and\,  Holiness. At the book’s end\, William writes: “What keeps us going as disciples? Self-awareness and stillness\, growth and joy.” The point is about “offering to God our longing to be with Jesus\, wherever he may lead.” The goal here is to rediscover the fundamentals of being a Christian in this place and in this time.  Not only is it important for us to understand these virtues\, but to discover how we can live them out.  \nDiscipleship is also tuning our hearts to the song that God is singing within us right now.  That means practice–like a musician practices scales until they are both a tone memory and a muscle memory–we engage in prayer practices. Debra will offer us two practices per week that correspond to the reading for each week. We will let our learning sink into our hearts and our bodies as we practice what it means to live as a disciple.  \nREGISTER HERE:  https://tinyurl.com/BEINGdisciples. A suggested donation of $75 will be gratefully accepted. Please don’t let finances keep you from attending! For more information\, or\, to request a scholarship\, please email heather@retreathousehillsboro.org Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christian Life\, by Rowan Williams is encouraged for this series and can be purchased here.  \nPORTER TAYLOR is the author of a memoir— Are You Persuaded? In and Out of Being a Bishop. Bishop Taylor joined the Diocese of Virginia as Assisting Bishop after retiring as the 6th Bishop of the Diocese of Western North Carolina in 2016. In retirement\, he also served on the faculty of Wake Forest University Divinity School. He holds a Master of Divinity\, a Ph. D. in Theology and Literature\, and a B.A. and M. A. in English. Porter and his wife Jo\, an artist\, are based in Asheville\, NC. \nDEBRA DONNELLY-BARTON is a graduate of the Stillpoint School for Spiritual Direction and the General Seminary in New York. As a practicing spiritual director\, she has an MA in theology from St. Mary’s Seminary and University. Debra has studied the Ignatian spiritual exercises as well as engaged in an intensive training in centering prayer with Thomas Keating. 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/being-disciples-in-this-time/2023-04-23/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Retreats,Wisdom Circles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230423T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230423T150000
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SUMMARY:2023 Women's Wellness Retreat - with Wye Oak Therapeutics
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe Retreat House at Hillsboro welcomes Wye Oak Therapeutics for this special retreat for women Sunday\, April 23 from 9-3 am. We hope you will join us for this lovely day of celebrating women and focusing on how we can take care of our physical and mental wellness. Together we will share and discover how to improve your health and well-being with local female integrative and lifestyle healthcare specialists.  REGISTER HERE: https:ccharities.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create?event_date_id=1265
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/2023-womens-wellness-retreat-with-wye-oak-therapeutics/
LOCATION:The Retreat House\, 22005 Church Street\, Hillsboro\, MD\, 21641\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T120000
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SUMMARY:Advent Quiet Morning
DESCRIPTION:    \n with Heather Strang \nWalking through our Story\nThursday  \nDecember 8\, 2022  \n 9:30 am –  \n12:00 pm  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nWe will gather for this quiet morning and listen to our story. We will begin with time to connect and sip a cup of coffee or tea before enjoying a reading to frame our morning. Then we’ll each find a space at The Retreat House to listen to our Christmas story. Led by the peaceful voice of our friend The Rev. Dina Widlake\, we will follow her recorded storytelling from scripture in nine separate stations. Either follow amid the mature trees on the grounds\, or find a soft place to land in the house or in St. Paul’s Church. Throughout our pilgrimage of story\, we will have time to ponder questions\, to reflect and to journal.  \n  \nPlease register for this free offering to receive the link for listening to the Christmas story. If you are not able to join us in-person on this day\, listen where you are and any time that works for you.  \n  \nRegister at https://tinyurl.com/QuietAdvent or heather@retreathousehillsboro.org. This gathering will take place inside and outside the Retreat House\, weather permitting. We will practice covid-safe protocols and ask that participants be fully vaccinated; masks are optional.  A suggested donation of $25 per person will be gratefully accepted to support our practice of welcoming all\, not letting finances keep anyone from attending.  \nABOUT THE RETREAT LEADER: Heather Strang is a graduate of the Shalem Institute Spiritual Guidance Program (https://shalem.org)\, a contemplative small group facilitator and member of the Retreat House staff. Heather is active in the healing prayer ministry with St. Anne’s Episcopal Church. She is the parent of two young men and resides with her husband in Annapolis\, Maryland.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/advent-quiet-morning/
LOCATION:The Retreat House\, 22005 Church Street\, Hillsboro\, MD\, 21641\, United States
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day,Retreats
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